22/03/2026
**Everything is as it should be**
A reflection on the Tai Chi and Qigong workshops this weekend.
Running workshops every few months, I naturally notice when numbers fluctuate, this last weekend was no exception. For a moment, I found myself wondering… are people still finding value in what I offer? Should I even continue?
A pretty big reaction to something that, in truth, had very little to do with me — and much more to do with the circumstances many people are navigating right now.
A few days before the workshops, I caught myself and returned to a simple mantra I’d recently come across:
“Everything is precisely how it is meant to be.”
So I let go… and stepped into the weekend with curiosity instead.
And what unfolded was, in its own quiet way, quite magical.
In the Tai Chi Pushing Hands workshop, we had a smaller group — just one new student alongside several experienced practitioners. Normally, I focus on beginners while another teacher guides the more advanced work, which means I rarely get the chance to be the student.
But this time, I did. Alongside supporting the new student I got an opportunity to be taught and practice directing my qi while in direct contact with other senior practitioners.
And I probably learnt more in that session than I have in the past year of Pushing Hands practice.
The Qigong workshop that followed had a few more new faces, but still a smaller group than usual. That allowed us to slow down, go deeper, and really explore the practice in a way that isn’t always possible.
And perhaps most meaningful of all…
There was connection.
Over tea, people shared some of the challenges they’re facing. Conversations opened. Support emerged. Unexpected bonds formed.
One of my deepest intentions through the tai chi, qigong, and acupuncture work I do is to help create a sense of community — and this weekend, I saw that come to life in a very real and human way.
So yes… everything was exactly as it needed to be.
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